Friday, 4 May 2007

Voice Your Opinion...

Hi All,

I am really needing some help from you. Within the next 3 weeks Absolutely Beautiful Things will have a new customised appearance which will be very exciting. Therefore, I am wanting to get everyone's opinion on my black background. I am tossing up whether to keep it black or to change it to white or another colour. I would love you to voice your opinion in my comments box below or alternatively you can email me directly on anna@blackandspiro.com.au

34 comments:

Some famous decorator once said every room should have black in it and I've always followed that advice. The color seems to ground and looks good with just about all hues in the color wheel. I vote to keep the classic black -- like "little black dresses," timeless, always in vogue.

p.s. It's hard to imagine how you can improve on the look of your blog for it currently is stunning; however, understand the desire for a change and looking forward to your new look, althogh I will miss what you've got going on now, which feels very comfortable to me.

I say ditch it! I love your site and read it every day, but the ONE thing I don't like is the black background. It makes everything harder to read, and then when I switch back to normal black-on-white writing, I have black bars in front of my eyes from your site.

The new background doesn't have to be white, but I would LOVE if it was light-colored, with darker type. Be creative! You certainly have that gift. What about a pretty creamy ecru color, or the slightest tinge of rose, or a light slate blue?

Personally I love the black -it makes the picture POP and so I can take a break from autocad and have it blend in with the black screen! White is really boring and other colors will clash or blend in with the photos.

Oh, thank you so much EVERYONE for your honest feedback. It's so great to hear from you all!! It's also very interesting to hear your thoughts on this subject and I will be considering everyones comments when I make my final decision.Thanks again!XOAnna

the balck background is the first thing i noticed about your site ...its not bad and makes your site a bit more unique. i noticed that when you add pics that have lots of colors , they look great with blk background. i say keep it, it makes you, YOU!Besides most of us have boring white.

I'm not at all into black, it's probably the last colour I would ever choose except in clothing HOWEVER I think it looks really good and suits your photos and your 'look'. The photos really do stand out and look really modern and funky on the black background. But it is harder to read the white text on black, or any colour on black background. It would be great if the background could stay black but for the text part to be a different colour but I don't think that can be done!!! Having said that, another colour that is still plain and unpatterned would look great and make your photos stand out too... Why don't you try experimenting with photos on a graphic program and see what looks best behind the pics to show them off, while still being a good colour for text?! LOL not much help am I!!!??!

OK -- I thought a long time about this...I spend less time at your site because of the black background. I LOVE your site and your pictures -- yet, reading in the black background is uncomfortable. I agree with others that the pictures pop out more and it adds a certain elegance, but the words are jarring with a black background. Thanks for soliciting advice...

The one and only thing I haven't really liked about your blog is the black background, as it's so overpowering and the text is harder to read. Although it does set your's apart from other similar blogs I follow.

I just found your site and I love it. The black background however I am not fond of - hard on me to read the text. Your pics are great and I think they would stand out regardless of the background. I look forward to seeing more great stuff!

i love the black background and i love your site. i have been on it on and off this weekend. i could not wait till my house was empty and i was not distracted so i could look all the way through it and go to the various links you have on your site! so much fun for me.

I'm just someone who stopped by after following a link here, so take my comments any which way you will. The thing is, photographs do look good online when set against a black background and that's because they are backlit by our monitors. White text on the other hand, when set over top of a black background, will burn a hole in your retina. Ok, maybe it won't burn a hole in your retina, but it sure is hard on the eyes. I vote for anything besides light text on a dark background.

I established this blog in 2006 so that I could record my inspirations, my thoughts and my work as an Interior Designer. Based in Brisbane, Australia, my store Black & Spiro is always filled with a unique collection of interesting things which we scour the globe to find. I am most passionate about my family, my career, tradition, collecting, flowers, fabric, gardening, colour and quality and I will always strive to be creative and extraordinary in everything I do. I hope I can inspire you to live a bright and colourful life surrounded by the things you love.